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July 20, 2011

Brandt Unveils 2011-12 USC Aiken Women’s Basketball Schedule

2011-12 USC Aiken Women's Basketball Schedule

Downloadable 2011-12 USC Aiken Women's Basketball Schedule

AIKEN, S.C. – University of South Carolina Aiken head women’s basketball coach Mike Brandt unveiled the 2011-12 Pacer women’s basketball schedule on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

The 2011-12 USC Aiken women’s basketball schedule features a tough non-conference schedule to go along with the always rigorous full Peach Belt Conference slate.

“When you finish the regular season with the No. 2, No. 6, and No. 8 nationally-ranked teams from your conference, and you have the defending national champions in that mix, you know the Peach Belt will be a great challenge,” mused Brandt. “We tried to schedule a tough non-conference slate to help prepare us for that test. Seven of our eight non-conference games are against formidable regional opponents – so it will be important for us to jump out of the gate ready to play. We have a great nucleus of players coming back and I am very excited with the new signees. Hopefully, they will blend in well and our team chemistry will be comparable to last year’s.”

USC Aiken will begin its journey in the 2011-12 season with an exhibition game against Atlantic Sun Conference foe and NCAA Division I institution Jacksonville on Saturday, Nov. 5. It will mark the second straight season USC Aiken has opened things up with an exhibition against an Atlantic Sun school. Last year, USC Aiken easily dispatched of former league rival and current Atlantic Sun institution Kennesaw State, winning 79-61 at the KSU Convocation Center on Nov. 3, 2010.

The Pacers will begin the regular season at home at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 against 2011 Peach Belt Conference Tournament champion Georgia College. The contest will not be a Peach Belt Conference game though. Georgia College owns a slight 21-20 all-time series lead over USC Aiken.

Later that week, USC Aiken will hit the road to play in Lander’s Basketball Classic in Greenwood, S.C. for the second consecutive season. The Pacers will open the event against first-time foe Ferris State at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19. USC Aiken will then face off against another first-time opponent in Barton, who advanced to the semifinals of the 2011 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional by besting Georgia College, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20.

A week later, USC Aiken will travel to Salisbury, N.C. to play in the Catawba Thanksgiving Tournament. USC Aiken will open the event at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25 against host Catawba. The very next day the Pacers will hit the hardwood against Barton for the second time in less than a week. 

The Pacers begin the month of December by facing off against Limestone for the second consecutive year. The Pacers will host the Saints at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1. USC Aiken owns an 18-7 all-time series advantage over Limestone after last year’s win over the Saints in Gaffney, S.C.

After a little over a week off to focus on exams, USC Aiken will open Peach Belt Conference play against Flagler at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. USC Aiken is 4-0 all-time against the Saints.

The final week for the Pacers before the holiday break features four games in seven days if you include the Flagler contest. The Pacers will begin their final week of the 2011 portion of their schedule by playing host to South Atlantic Conference foe Anderson at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12. The Pacers own a 2-0 all-time series lead over the Trojans.

On Wednesday, Dec. 14, USC Aiken will play its final league game of the 2011 portion of its schedule against Armstrong Atlantic State. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. The game against the Pirates concludes a season-long four-game homestand for the Pacers.

USC Aiken will then head into its holiday break by traveling to play Anderson for the second time in less than a week. The two will meet for the final time in the 2011-12 regular season at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 in Anderson, S.C.  The Anderson game on Dec. 17 will also mark USC Aiken’s final non-conference game of the year.

USC Aiken opens the month of January by diving head first into Peach Belt Conference action. The Pacers will commence the month on the road against Francis Marion in Florence, S.C. at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. USC Aiken won all three meetings between the two programs last season.

The Pacers will next welcome Columbus State to the Convocation Center for a 1:30 p.m. contest on Saturday, Jan. 7. A week later, USC Aiken will play its annual league game against Georgia College at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Two days later, USC Aiken will play the first of its two games in the 2011-12 season against rival Augusta State. The first of the two meetings between the rivals will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16 at the Convocation Center in Aiken, S.C. The Pacers have won four straight in the series.

USC Aiken will close the week with a road game against UNC Pembroke and a home game against North Georgia. The Pacers and Braves will square off at 5:30 p.m. in Pembroke, N.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 and the Pacers and Saints will tangle at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Convocation Center.

The Pacers will close the month of January with three games against Peach Belt Conference West Division teams, beginning with a 5:30 home contest against Georgia Southwestern on Monday, Jan. 23. The Pacers will then close the week on the road against Montevallo on Thursday, Jan. 26 (6:30 p.m. EST) and Clayton State on Saturday, Jan. 28 (1:30 p.m.)

The month of February will begin with the Pacers staying on the road for tilts against Armstrong Atlantic State on Saturday, Feb. 4 (1:30 p.m.) and Lander on Wednesday, Feb. 8 (5:30 p.m.).

The Pacers will conclude their regular season by playing three of their final five contests of the season inside the friendly confines of the Convocation Center.

On Saturday, Feb. 11, USC Aiken will play host to UNC Pembroke at 5:30 p.m. The game will serve as USC Aiken’s annual Pink Zone game.

After the second Augusta State contest at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Christenberry Fieldhouse, USC Aiken will close out its regular season home campaign with two straight games at the Convocation Center.

The Pacers will play their final Saturday home game of the year at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18. A few days later, USC Aiken will conclude its home slate with a contest against Francis Marion at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21.

USC Aiken’s 2011-12 regular season will conclude on the road against Flagler at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 in St. Augustine, Fla.

The USC Aiken women's basketball program had a banner year in the 2010-11 season. The Pacers finished 13th in the final USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll of the 2010-11 season.

The record-setting year concluded with USC Aiken having won a school-record 27 games.

The Pacers also won their first ever NCAA Tournament game and claimed a share of the Peach Belt Conference East Division title. The Pacers closed out the year having won 22 of their last 26 games.